Kathrin Baumbach Photography Blog

GERMANY. Berlin. 1st May 2013. International Workers’ Day...

kathrinbaumbach — Fri, 03 May 2013 01:56:28 +0200

GERMANY. Berlin. 1st May 2013. International Workers’ Day (also known as May Day) is a celebration of the international labour movement.

Colombian skateboarder Felipe underneath the Manhattan Bridge,...

kathrinbaumbach — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:41:14 +0200

Colombian skateboarder Felipe underneath the Manhattan Bridge, New York. (image composite)

My humble self featured in the current issue of Hot Press...

kathrinbaumbach — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:44:17 +0200

My humble self featured in the current issue of Hot Press Magazine.

Tearsheet Hot Press Magazine of Villagers gig. Words by Craig...

kathrinbaumbach — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:43:19 +0200

Tearsheet Hot Press Magazine of Villagers gig. Words by Craig Fitzpatrick.

IRELAND. Dublin. 2010. Conor O’Brien of the Irish band...

kathrinbaumbach — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0100

IRELAND. Dublin. 2010. Conor O’Brien of the Irish band Villagers. Shot for Hot Press Magazine in Dublin.

Carl von Alten (2013). Shot in Berlin.

kathrinbaumbach — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:38:00 +0100

Carl von Alten (2013). Shot in Berlin.

The fantastic Enter Shikari shot during their show in Berlin...

kathrinbaumbach — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:49:46 +0100

The fantastic Enter Shikari shot during their show in Berlin (Jan 20th).

Dead Cowboy (2012) COLOMBIA. Chitaraque. 29 July 2012. Young...

kathrinbaumbach — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:45:00 +0100

Dead Cowboy (2012)

COLOMBIA. Chitaraque. 29 July 2012. Young Colombian Alejandro pretending to be dead. Since 2010 the violence in Colombia, fueled by the cocaine trade, has decreased. In part, this progress was born of a controversial peace process and the steady erosion of control by guerrillas over their former territory. But, since the beginning of hostilities, the fighting has killed 250 000 and displaced millions more.

Book can be found here:...

kathrinbaumbach — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:54:00 +0100

Book can be found here: http://www.blurb.de/books/4065276-colombian-skateboarders

COLOMBIA. 2012. Colombian skateboarder Diego while skating.

kathrinbaumbach — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:15:00 +0100

COLOMBIA. 2012. Colombian skateboarder Diego while skating.

COLOMBIA. 2012.

kathrinbaumbach — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:16:00 +0100

COLOMBIA. 2012.

COLOMBIA. 2012. Jungle.

kathrinbaumbach — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:53:00 +0200

COLOMBIA. 2012. Jungle.

COLOMBIA. 2012. Colombian skateboarder ‘Fafa’ and his tattoo...

kathrinbaumbach — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:52:00 +0200

COLOMBIA. 2012. Colombian skateboarder ‘Fafa’ and his tattoo with the name of his ex-wife on his chest.

COLOMBIA. 2012. Lonely horse in a small Colombian town.

kathrinbaumbach — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:47:00 +0200

COLOMBIA. 2012. Lonely horse in a small Colombian town.

COLOMBIA. 2012. Local youth making their way home after a...

kathrinbaumbach — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:59:00 +0200

COLOMBIA. 2012. Local youth making their way home after a skateboarding event.

COLOMBIA. 2012. Skateboard of the young Colombian skateboarder...

kathrinbaumbach — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:51:00 +0200

COLOMBIA. 2012. Skateboard of the young Colombian skateboarder Felipe.

mullitover: JONATHAN CHERRY: What gets you up in the morning? KATHRIN BAUMBACH: The urge not to...

kathrinbaumbach — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:01:00 +0200

mullitover:

JONATHAN CHERRY: What gets you up in the morning?

KATHRIN BAUMBACH: The urge not to fail at life and the likes, to live it every day to the fullest, and to produce something beautiful.

JC: Are there any emerging photographers inspiring you at the moment?

KB: Definitely! There are so many, but two of my favourites would be Day 19 and Alejandro Chaskielberg.

JC: What is your current project all about?

KB: So much of my past work has been dealing with paradoxes and that sweet and sour relationship which exists between two contradictory worlds when clashing together. I want to embrace that concept in the two projects I am currently working on. One is about the daily life of a group of skateboarders in Bogota, Colombia. My second project will take me to Haiti during the Christmas holidays to document the aftermath of the earthquake. I will also visit my friend, a photojournalist, who teaches photography to young Haitians, while teaching there a little myself as well.

I also have an ongoing project called Modern-Day Prophets about an aspiring generation of young people in current society who, despite the depressing and discouraging economic climate of our time, live their lives led by a passion so strong and inspiring and in doing so, pass on their beliefs and virtues to others. I have mainly been focusing on current Irish society, but am working on producing some shots here in the US as well.

Here in New York I have started shooting a couple of documentary-based projects, while utilising studio lighting techniques. One of them is about New York streetlife and it is called Street Portraits, or the Idea of illuminating Strangers without their Knowledge. For the other one I started taking portraits of the Occupy Wall Street Protesters at night.

JC: What draws you to making portraits?

KB: The ability to interact and connect with people that I might not have the pleasure of meeting elsewise. The camera gives me an excuse to be part of a world I otherwise don’t belong to. There is also a certain adventure to photographing people. It takes you out of your comfort zone. While shooting I always manage to get myself into some dodgy situations. Not too long ago actually, while doing a photoshoot in one of the poorest and dirtiest parts of a slum in Mumbai, India. The monsoon season was just starting. Muddy water was dripping on my head and into my eyes. There was just a small bit of slippery concrete to stand on, which was surrounded by the smelliest, most polluted, black-looking canal. We also had to share that small space with a hairless dog, who didn’t look too healthy (and happy for that matter)… But I like the challenge of working under these circumstances and was also driven by trying to capture ‘that perfect moment’. A point in time when everything comes together. Things such as the right amount of light catching the subject, the conditions of a location and its surroundings, the expression on someones face… And I want to be there when it happens. Because when it does, there is nothing better, no other place I would rather be.

JC: How do you find juggling personal & commercial work?

KB: I find it rather exciting. It gives me a balance and makes personal projects seem so much more rewarding.

JC: Any advice to recent photography graduates?

KB: If that is what you want to do for the rest of your life, if you HAVE to do it, then keep at it and NEVER give up.

JC: Favourite tree?

KB: I do like palm trees.

HAITI. Port-au-Prince. 23rd December 2011. Photographer Ron...

kathrinbaumbach — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:23:00 +0100

HAITI. Port-au-Prince. 23rd December 2011. Photographer Ron Haviv taking a photo of the soldiers driving off.

Haiti Photoshoot for recent TED price winner JR’s current...

kathrinbaumbach — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Haiti Photoshoot for recent TED price winner JR’s current project “Inside Out | Rising Souls | Haiti” www.eyes-on-haiti.org

Occupy Wall Street movement takes over Brooklyn Bridge (2011)

kathrinbaumbach — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:16:00 +0100

Occupy Wall Street movement takes over Brooklyn Bridge (2011)